TriHealth Bridge

May 06, 2024

With the end of the fiscal year quickly approaching, the Good Samaritan Hospital Guild has recently finalized the winners for their spring cycle. For the entire fiscal year, more than $230,000 has been or will be distributed to various locations throughout the Good Samaritan Region! Listed below are this year’s department honorees.

 

Departments Awarded Spring

Items Funded

GS Free Health Center

General Operations, including UberHealth, vaccines, and diabetic supplies

Volunteer Services

Yarn for Comfort Items - Baby Hats and Prayer Shawls

Faculty Medical Center

Artwork for the center

Clinical Nutrition

Patients with malnutrition 30-day supply of supplement to improve patient care and reduce readmission rates

Emergency Department  

Two emergency care for stroke, STEMI, and critical patients

Med Surg Intensive Care Unit

Eight new recliners for patient rooms

Breast Surgical Practice

New exam tables for improved patient and provider safety

PPS/Float Pool

Refresh the team breakroom

Speech Therapy

New testing materials for the Speech Therapy Department

MOB Wound Center  

Arjo Maxi Move Lift to enable a single caregiver to manage demanding everyday patient or resident transfer and repositioning tasks

Rehabilitation Services

Therapy equipment to improve therapists’ ability to complete interventions within both the acute care and outpatient settings to optimize patient outcomes

Departments Awarded Winter

Items Funded

Med Surg Intensive Care Unit

Two bariatric recliners

Care Management

Clothing Assistance Program

Event Medicine

Monitors and defibrillators

Perinatal Programs

Assistance with funding to continue yearly contract with New Life Furniture Bank

Departments Awarded Fall

Items Funded

Mother/Baby Unit

Our Hopes Closet funding for TriHealth bags

GS Endoscopy Center North

A new EKG machine

GS College of Nursing

Two nursing baby mannequins

GSH Fun Committee

Events for team member engagement

BH Day Treatment Program

Panic Packs for Stress Management Group

GS Western Ridge Emergency Department

Philips IntelliVue patient monitor mx100 to track cardiac rhythm and take sequential vitals

Perinatal Programs

The cost of diabetes education manuals

Rehabilitation - Pediatrics

Therapy equipment and toys to improve interventions and expand the age ranges and goals to address in the outpatient and clinic settings. This funding provides space-saving solutions to improve the safety and efficiency of therapy work areas


Applications are available now for the fall fiscal year 2025 cycle.

Fall cycle details:

  • Applications due 8/28/2024 @ 11:59PM
  • Scheduled 10-minute presentations on 9/18/2024 between 9 AM-2 PM
  • Approval announcements will be made on 9/20/2024
  • Proof of purchase/reimbursement form due 1/1/2025 @ 11:59 PM

Visit gshfoundation.com/guild and click “Apply for Guild Funding Here” to get started! Guidelines can also be downloaded and printed on this page. For further questions, reach out to Foundation Officer Tori Monson at tori_monson@trihealth.com.

The Good Samaritan Hospital Guild is associated with Good Samaritan Foundation. Guild members are not required to do volunteer work for the hospital, but are invited to take part in membership dinners, educational programs, entertaining presentations, and service projects.

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